Materials and Budget
After finding most of our materials on our construction site (such as adobe dirt and wood) there were only a few items needed, an adobera (adobe form) and some straw. If we had to start from scratch, the cost of our project would have been around $175, not including the price of water. By being lucky and resourceful, we only had to spend about $18. A list of all our materials are as follows...
|
Materials |
Dollars
(hypothetical) |
Pesos
(actual cost) |
Quantity |
Where
Obtained |
|
adobiero |
$14 |
$150 |
2 |
1
on site/1 bought |
|
clay/dirt |
$30 |
Free |
aprox.
6 wheel barrows |
on
site |
|
straw |
$3.73 |
$40 |
1
bag |
Store |
|
wood
scraps |
$15 |
Free |
many
pieces |
on
site |
|
water |
? |
? |
50
gallons |
on
site |
|
labor |
$10/hr |
Free |
2
slave laborers for 4 hrs |
Free
and on site! |
|
saw |
$25 |
Free |
1 |
on
site |
|
tape
masure |
$7 |
Free |
1 |
on
site |
|
hoe |
$13 |
Free |
2 |
on
site |
|
shovel |
$20 |
Free |
1 |
on
site |
|
5
gal buckets |
$2 |
Free |
4 |
on
site |
|
paper
pulp |
$3 |
Free |
100
pages |
old
homework |
|
sand |
$2 |
Free |
1
bucket full |
on
site |
|
Total |
$174.73 |
190
($17.74) |
|
|
